In other news, Clifford said power forward-center Jeff Adrien and small forward James Southerland made the opening-night roster. Both are playing under nonguaranteed contracts.

Adrien, who played for the Bobcats last season, wasn’t much of a surprise, particularly with center Brendan Haywood out 12 weeks with a stress fracture. Southerland, an undrafted rookie out of Syracuse, was less expected.